NYC - Bronx Zoo

eR.Pe, on May 20, 2007, said:

this is great :-)

Michael Braxenthaler, on May 20, 2007, said:

Thanks, eR.Pe!

Rafael (Retrocool), on June 29, 2007, said:

very nicely done... what did you do to obtain this fantastic photo.

Also can you explain some of your tags for me... PS i assumed is photoshopped... but the x2.2 etc.. i am lost!

Michael Braxenthaler, on June 29, 2007, said:

Thanks, Retrocool! There's no special stuff I did for this shot. I took it using a tripod, no flash - which resulted in these deep colors. Beyond that just very standard clean-up (PS levels, a bit noise reduction) and a little sharpening.

Concerning the tags: All tags starting with underscore are really not meant for public. I use them to keep track of what happens to the images in panoramio (Google Earth uploads, in the popular set - the precursor for Google Earth, view count binning, that kind of stuff)

Rafael (Retrocool), on June 29, 2007, said:

FIRST... FANTASTIC with that pic again.

SECOND.. how interesting... so there is a way to track what is popular then..hmmm interesting...

I am still new and will figure it out

Michael Braxenthaler, on June 29, 2007, said:

Oh, ok, I see what you're after. Sorry, I forgot, there used to be extensive information on these topics in the forum. Unfortunately this is now disabled, possible in the context of the take-over by Google.

The 'Popular Set' is the set of pictures deemed worthwhile by the panoramio folks to be passed on to Google Earth. It's a necessary but insufficcient step, i.e. making it to the popular set does not guarantee making it into Google Earth. You can see if your image is in the popular set: Look for a flag 'remove from popular set' on the individual image page. If the flag is there, the image is in the popular set. (My PS- tag flags images that are not in the popular set).

I hope that helps to start with. If you have more questions, just let me know. I'd be happy to help...

Rafael (Retrocool), on June 29, 2007, said:

Oh ok, thank you so much. i think i get it...

(THUMBS UP)

highton-ridley, on August 8, 2007, said:

Hey Michael, I've just been browsing your collection (not finished yet!) but had to stop and make comment on this capture. Really stunning - great composition, perfect DOF, wonderful colours.

..and I'm glad I'm not a mouse being watched by that beady eye!!

Rolf C., on January 7, 2008, said:

Hallo Michael, das ist doch mal ein Foto, ich mag die lieben Tierchen. - Du fragtest nach der größe der Fliegenden-Hunden, ca.35 - 40cm . Bali war wirklich eine Reise wert. gruß Rolf

T NL, on January 17, 2008, said:

What a fantastic photo, I love it. Long Exposure Time by the way, did you use a tripod?

Greets, T NL

Michael Braxenthaler, on January 26, 2008, said:

Danke für die Auskunft, Rolf. Gruss, --michael

Thanks, T NL. Yes, I did use a tripod (wish I had a hand steady enough to get this shot without tripod... :-)

Cheers, --michael

Rlzzza, on March 12, 2008, said:

Its just amazing..sharpness, color, angle...love it :)

Michael Braxenthaler, on March 27, 2008, said:

Thank you, Rlzzza!

pic.point, on April 1, 2008, said:

Cool! You have a great gallery, Michael

Cheers, Inessa

Michael Braxenthaler, on April 2, 2008, said:

Thanks for the flowers, Inessa!

__alu1510__, on January 2, 2009, said:

Very nice photo. Congratulations. Butterflies Brazil. Happy New Year.